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Alfred Ransbottom

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Roseville Cemetery

Born:1831 at South Zanesville, OH

Entered
Service in the US Army from Nashport, OH

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism
November 30, 1864 at Franklin, TN

Died:April
14, 1893 at the age of 62

First Sergeant
Alfred Ransbottom was one of eight men (out of ten total awards)
who earned the Medal of Honor in action against a Confederate
force at Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, for
capturing a flag of the enemy. He was cited for capture of the
flag of the 2d Mississippi in a hand-to-hand engagement.
(Note: First Sergeant Ransbottom's official citation probably
misidentifies the flag captured, as the 2d Mississippi Infantry
was NOT involved in this action. It is more likely that the flag
captured by First Sergeant Ransbottom was the flag of either the
2d or 5th Missouri, C.S.A.)